Uber CEO Spars With Driver
Uber CEO Spars With Driver
All caught on video.
All caught on video.
Fawzi Kamel
You’re raising the standards, and you’re dropping the prices.”
Travis Kalanick
We’re not dropping the prices on black.
Fawzi Kamel
But in general the whole price is—
Travis Kalanick
We have to; we have competitors; otherwise, we’d go out of business.
Fawzi Kamel
Competitors? Man, you had the business model in your hands. You could have the prices you want, but you choose to buy everybody a ride.
Travis Kalanick
No, no no. You misunderstand me. We started high-end. We didn’t go low-end because we wanted to. We went low-end because we had to because we’d be out of business.
Fawzi Kamel
What? Lyft? It’s a piece of cake right there.
Travis Kalanick
It seems like a piece of cake because I’ve beaten them. But if I didn’t do the things I did, we would have been beaten, I promise.
Fawzi Kamel
But people are not trusting you anymore. … I lost $97,000 because of you. I'm bankrupt because of you. Yes, yes, yes. You keep changing every day. You keep changing every day.
Travis Kalanick
Hold on a second, what have I changed about Black? What have I changed?
Fawzi Kamel
You changed the whole business. You dropped the prices.
Travis Kalanick
On black?
Fawzi Kamel
Yes, you did.
Travis Kalanick
Bullshit.
Fawzi Kamel
We started with $20.
Travis Kalanick
Bullshit.
Fawzi Kamel
We started with $20. How much is the mile now, $2.75?
Travis Kalanick
You know what?
Fawzi Kamel
What?
Travis Kalanick
Some people don't like to take responsibility for their own shit. They blame everything in their life on somebody else. Good luck!
Fawzi Kamel
Good luck to you, but I know [you're not] going to go far.